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From the weekend
I apologize for the extended absence, especially with all the news stories that have occurred since. Whenever I would see the newspaper, with its headlines of recent, I would become too despondent to...
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12/19 tidbits
There is a story going around about Dr Ben Hall, the sort-of official challenger to Mayor Parker next year, about his high profile lunch with Martin Luther King III. The article discusses that Hall is...
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Officially, officially
This was such a big article that it actually showed up on the Chronicle app on my iPhone this morning. Ben Hall is OFFICIALLY, OFFICIALLY running for Mayor, unveiling his new slogan: “Hall for all.”...
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Stupid musings on the future
We, here at Texpatriate, haven’t decided to play the game of futurology in a while. Since the quintessential cynic in me was wrong about Mitt Romney being elected President, I might have to redo my old...
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Ben Hall has a website
Ben Hall has a website (see below), but, at this point, it is just a shell. http://www.benhallformayor2013.com/ He also has a Twitter and Facebook page. His facebook page,...
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Ben Hall’s real website is up
It isn’t a shell anymore. http://www.benhallformayor.com/ is now fully operational with many different tabs. In his first big statement, he said that Houston is in an economic “quagmire,” something...
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Bill Frazer to run against Ronald Green
Welp, Controller Green won’t get the free ride this year he got in 2011. Bill Frazer, a Republican CPA, has officially thrown his hat into the ring for City Controller. Big Jolly breaks the news, and...
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Mayoral update
I’ve been saying it for a while that Bill King, the former Mayor of Kemah, would run for Mayor of Houston this year, against Mayor Parker. Hell, I even listed him among my Mayoral candidates. But I...
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Boykins does Social Networking right
Dwight Boykins, a candidate for District D, has really hit the ground running on Social Media. Today was one of those pleasant experiences where, simply by happenstance, I come across something I can...
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Hall lists his supporters
Perhaps I missed this, but it is news to me that Ben Hall now has a gigantic list of his supporters on his website. Many of these names stood out to me. I have taken the liberty of creating a Wikipedia...
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Ben Hall: Tax cheat?
KHOU has it elusively, at this point. The TV station reports that non-incumbent candidate for Mayor, Ben Hall, hasn’t been paying his taxes on time. KHOU reports that he has paid at least $130,000.00...
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Parker endorsed by AFL-CIO
From another one of those Press Releases that somehow doesn’t find its way into my inbox: Annise Parker has been endorsed by the AFL-CIO. The labor organization lauded Parker for not being too austere...
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Parker’s ‘grassroots’ rally
The Houston Chronicle (stupid paywall) reports on the recent grassroots rally Annise Parker held to start off her heavy campaign. I went to the rally myself (I’ve gotten a few calls–evidently I was on...
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Dick for Mayor
I was driving along the East Freeway a few days ago (don’t ask me what I was doing over there–I don’t remember), and I saw a sign that said “Eric Dick for Mayor.” When I had safely stopped my car, I...
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Mayoral shots fired
Some of the first direct shots in the Mayoral election have been fired today. First, Ben Hall broke a long silence on the Mayoral election by posting a long rant about the state of the election. From...
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Hall endorsed by Firefighters’ Union
For some reason, Dr Hall’s campaign still doesn’t recognize our legitimacy. The HPFFA (Houston Professional Firefighters’ Association) has endorsed Ben Hall in a recent announcement. Although fake...
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“No Freedom ’til we’re Equal”
The New York Times reports that the United States Supreme Court, in a pair of 5-4 decisions, handed two victories on Constitutional principles to the gay and lesbian community. First, in the case of...
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Hall’s Facebook troubles
From Dr Hall’s Facebook page: It Could Be A Crime During election season rumors abound. Many such rumors are absent of any truth, while others are embellished versions of but a kernel of truth. This...
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A Dick at the Parade (and a Hall)
This past Saturday night, I had the pleasure of attending the Houston Gay Pride Parade. The event has been an on-again, off-again tradition among members of my family since the very first parade, in...
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State of the Municipal Races
Daily Commentary has a somewhat exhaustive list of municipal candidates, but I felt like I needed to do the due diligence myself. Accordingly, this morning, after I left the Federal Courthouse for the...
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